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HAMMOND, Ind. — An armed robber held up a Hammond gas station and tried holding up a bar Sunday with a unique tool.

Court records allege that James Plante, 39, used a cheese grater during his crimes. Police said one of the would-be victims realized it wasn’t a gun and threw him out of the bar.

Police said Plante ran away and dropped the cheese grater, but police caught up with him, court records show.

He reportedly confessed and was charged with robbery and attempted robbery.

— WMAQ, Chicago

Bulls on the loose!
KINSTON, N.C. — State troopers expected to be busy last weekend, but they probably didn’t expect what they encountered in Kinston, where traffic duties had one patrolman guiding two bulls down busy Highway 11 after the animals were spotted along the road.

The trooper first started pushing the bulls backward before they turned around and just started walking along the side of the road.